Ricketts, formerly of Bradford City, LA Galaxy and Montreal Impact, produced 14 shutouts for the Timbers while finishing with another career high of 92 saves and posting a 0.97 goals-against average, second in the league behind Nielsen (.88) among goalkeepers with at least 20 appearances.

The award, voted for my players, press and MLS club officials, is Rickettsâ€™ second top goalkeeper gong following his 2010 win when with the Galaxy.

Ricketts was also named in the MLS Best XI earlier this week alongside teammates Diego Valeri and Will Johnson and joins head coach Caleb Porter (MLS Coach of the Year) and Valeri (MLS Newcomer of the Year) as Timbers award winners.